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Hear ye now◦ what Jehovah says: Arise, strive thou with◦ the mountains, and the hills shall Hear thy voice.
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Hear ye, O mountains, the plea of Jehovah, and ye strong◦ foundations of the earth; for Jehovah has◦ a plea with His people, and He will dispute◦ with Israel.
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O My people, what have I done to thee, and how have I wearied thee? Answer against◦ Me.
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For I brought· thee ·up out··of the land of Egypt, and redeemed◦ thee out··of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
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O My people, remember now◦ what Balak king of Moab counseled, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to◦ Gilgal, so··that you may know the justice of Jehovah.
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With what shall I go··before Jehovah, and bow··low to the high God? Shall I go··before Him with burnt··offerings, with calves, sons of a year?
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Will Jehovah be··well··pleased with thousands of rams, with myriads of brooks of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my belly for the sin of my soul?
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He has told thee, O man, what is good; and what does Jehovah require of thee, but◦ to do judgment, and to love mercy, and to humble··thyself◦ to walk◦ with thy God?
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Jehovah’s voice proclaims unto the city, and the man of wisdom◦ shall see Thy name; hear ye the rod, and who has appointed it.
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Are there still for the man◦ of the house some of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the lean ephah of indignation?
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Shall I purify▵ with the balances of wickedness, and with the pouch of stones of deceit?
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For her rich are··full of violence, and those who dwell in her have spoken falsity, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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Therefore also will I◦ make· thee ·sick in smiting thee, in making· thee ·desolate on··account··of thy sins.
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Thou◦ shalt eat, but not be··satisfied; and thine emptiness▵ shall be in the midst··of thee; and thou shalt take··away, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give to the sword.
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Thou◦ shalt sow, but not harvest; thou◦ shalt tread the olive, but not anoint◦ thyself with oil; and shalt tread the must*, but not drink wine.
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And thou keepest for thyself the statutes of Omri, and all the deeds of the house of Ahab, and you walk◦ in their counsels, so··that I should give thee to desolation, and those who dwell there for a hissing; and you shall bear the reproach of My people.
